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Thankful Thursday ~ I lift up my eyes to the Hills

I lift up my eyes to the hills.
From where does my help come?
My help comes from the LORD,
who made heaven and earth.
He will not let your foot be moved;
he who keeps you will not slumber.
Behold, he who keeps Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.
(Psalm 121:1-4 ESV)

When a day does not go so well, we tend to look only at the things that went wrong. The bad stuff seems to stick. But in reality, I am blessed, even on the not so smooth days. I have what I need; God and His Word in my life. I love to listen to the Bible when I feel stress coming on. Yesterday was one of those really hectic days at work (it seem every day is a hectic day at work 😆 ). Last night when I got off work, I plugged myself into His Word; it helped me to calm down and relax me from the day’s events. You see – totally blessed!!!

I love reading, listing, digging into God’s Word; there I can find the strength and peace that I need. There I can find thankfulness. If you ever read/listened to the Psalms, you can see that almost all Psalms are written with a a thankful heart. I am also glad that some of the Psalms have been put to music over the past couple of decades. Like Psalm 121 has been set to music by several bands, SONICFLOOd or Kutless.

Lord of mercy and grace. Thank You for Your Word. Thank You for Your strength that You give us freely when we lift our eyes up to the hills. You alone give us help in the not so smooth days. I love You with all my heart, body and mind. In the precious name of Jesus. Amen.

What are you thankful for this week? Please do share with us by leaving a link to your Thankful Thursday post below.

Thank you for stopping by today. Remember: when things don’t go smooth, lift up your eyes to the Lord.

Love & peace,
Iris

Thankful Thursday Participants

1. Perfection?
2. Blessings Poured Out
3. Our Heart and Home – God’s Healing
4. Homestead For Him
5. Wendy @ Daily Dose of Del Signore
6. LaughingLady		 7. Sarah @ The Fontenot Four
8. Encouraging Masculinity in Marriage
9. Say to the Mountain, MOVE!
10. Journaling Gina
11. Our God is Mighty to Save!
12. How God Miraculously Protected Me		 13. Water and Oil: Healing of Body and Spirit: Water
14. Raindrops & Rainbows
15. Kari @ the part of everything
16. Inspirations from Phather Phil – Thankful Thursday: Missing the Point

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Thankful Thursday ~ Starbucks

“And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.” ~ Colossians 3:12 (ESV)

I am not thankful for Starbucks for the ‘usual’ reason (although I do enjoy my morning treats of coffee). I wanted to share with you a program Starbucks is running right now. I think we can all be thankful for it; at least us who live in the United States.

If you frequent Starbucks, you may have seen their program “Create Jobs for USA“. I have done a little research to see what truly is behind the program. Starbucks started a fund that will support small businesses in the US to expend and create jobs.

I personally think this is so cool and I have purchased a little wrist-band this morning while getting my morning coffee. Will my donation make a difference? Sure it will. So, if you have someone on your Christmas list you have no idea what to get for them, why not make a donation in their name?

So, this week I am thankful that a big company is trying to make a difference in this country.

What are you thankful for this week? Please do share with us by leaving a link to your Thankful Thursday post below.

Thank you for stopping by today. Remember: we all can make a difference in someone’s life; let us be His hands and feet in this world.

Love and peace,
Iris

Thankful Thursday Participants

1. The Glory of the Lord
2. Jenny Anne@Royal Little Lambs
3. LaughingLady
4. Edwards Granddaughter
5. Stefanie @ UpLIFTing Words
6. Slenderella Jenn		 7. Denise
8. Tami @ The Next Step
9. Kingdom building….
10. Melanie @ M&M
11. Mary
12. Ms. Kathleen – Christ’s Mass and the Faces of Jesus		 13. The wait adds meaning to the moment
14. bp
15. Lynn (Spiritually Unequal Marriage)
16. Inspirations from Phather Phil – Thankful Thursday: Grumble, Grumble, Grumble…
17. Kate @ Teaching What Is Good

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Thankful Thursday ~ Help

In my distress I called upon the Lord; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears. ~ Psalm 18:6 (ESV ~ emphasis mine)

This month we are meeting up at my friend Lynn’s place, Spiritually Unequal Marriage for Thankful Thursday’s. Head on over to link up, sharing your grateful heart.

Oh my — how often have I been speechless only uttering the words “help”! When my days go south, I stop what I am doing (and even if it is for just a second), praying for help. Even though it might not change the situation I am in, it keeps me calm. It also refocuses my mind so that I don’t get totally flustered. I am so thankful that He gives me help when I call on His name…

This week I had to work on a huge project to get completed. I wasn’t sure how to go about it (although I had instruction — they confused me though 😆 ). I asked one of my co-workers to show me how she works this particular part of the job. She was very helpful and I have the project almost finished. Sometimes we just need to ask for help — forgetting about pride.

So this week I am thankful for HELP!!!

Thank you for stopping by today. Remember: Forget about pride and ask for help if you find yourself in an impossible situation.